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Irene quashed Crystal Coast fishing, but it will rebound soon
Fishing conditions are difficult at the Crystal Coast today as residents and the habitat tries to recover from the effects of Hurricane Irene. […]
Articles by Craig Holt
Breaking News
Excessive heat causes largest freshwater striped bass kill in North Carolina history
Excessive, prolonged heat during July and August caused the largest single striped-bass kill in freshwater history in North Carolina at Jordan Lake, the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission confirmed. […]
Events & Announcements
NCWRC’s co-chair out, replaced by congressman’s campaign director
Gov. Beverly Perdue made the last of her appointments to the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission last week, naming Robbinsville’s Hayden Rogers – chief of staff for the office of Heath Shuler, a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives. […]
Backlashes
A new spirit? End politics on North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission
Something ordinary, but nonetheless troubling, happened July 7 when the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission met in Raleigh. […]
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Newest game land has deer, bear, grouse
North Carolina’s newest game land, Pond Mountain, covers 1,973 acres is in the northwest corner of Ashe County, adjacent to the Tennessee-Virginia borders. […]
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Autumn Down Low
Like many North Carolina charterboat captains, Butch Foster of Southport migrated to the coast from inland after spending many vacations there, finally deciding to make it his permanent home. […]
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Ducks on the Dole
It’s said that you should be prudent about what you wish for, because you might get it. Then again, one man’s disaster can be another’s opportunity. […]
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Bull reds, tarpon, flounder creating hot action at coast
Three species of saltwater fish — tarpon, red drum and flounder — are providing most of the action around Wrightsville Beach during late summer. […]
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2011-12 Game Lands Forecast
North Carolina has two million acres of public hunting lands on 89 game lands that dot the landscape from the ocean to the western border, a distance of approximately 500 miles. […]
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Bowhunters want part of bear-hunting action
With the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission bringing a series of proposed changes to bear-hunting regulations to public hearings in September, the North Carolina Bowhunters Association wants a piece of the pie, so to speak. […]